right Robert or not stopping at the "right on red" before they execute the turn. Darla Darla J. Rogers djrogers0628@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype Username: wildflower0628 Home phone #: 850-329-7437 "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere--Martin Luther King, Jr. ----- Original Message ----- From: Easy Talk To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 6:02 AM Subject: [tabi] Re: letter to the Democrat re pedestrian safety Why would we even think of ticketing pedestrians when we can't get law enforcement to enforce the white cane law. The city could make much more money by ticketing vehicles that block cross walks. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: Chip Orange To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 2:09 PM Subject: [tabi] letter to the Democrat re pedestrian safety Hi all, Below is a letter to the editor in today's Democrat. I wish we had known of some of this information at the time Nova 2010 was being evaluated, but I certainly hope StarMetro takes note of it, to design away the portion of Nova 2010 which has passengers changing buses via crossing through intersections. ---------- Penalize drivers at crosswalks I love Tallahassee. I love how the mayor wants to get people out walking, bicycling and exercising. But I don't agree with ticketing pedestrians for not using the crosswalks. I have four reasons: 1. About 10 years ago, undercover police studied one big intersection. They basically concluded it was "too dangerous" to walk. 2. About five years ago, we had a town hall meeting with the sheriff and deputies. They basically concluded it was "hopeless" to get drivers to slow down. 3. Last year, the red light camera study basically concluded red light runners were "out of control." 4. Today, I stopped at my intersection. I then pushed the walk button. The walk light came on. Knowing crosswalks are dangerous, I kept a space between me and the right-on-red driver as I started across. Without looking, the right-turn driver took off, missing me by inches as I swerved to her side. I continued across, but immediately the left-turn driver almost hit me from my other side. He yelled at me for being in "his" crosswalk. I survived this time, but until our crosswalks are truly safe, I have concluded that it would be wrong to punish our few endangered pedestrians for not using them. JOSEPH BARNETT